Dawn Halfaker

A retired U.S. Army Captain, Dawn was wounded during a combat patrol near Baghdad in 2004 and earned a
Purple Heart and Bronze Star. After serving in the military, Dawn founded Halfaker and Associates, LLC
in 2006, a professional services and technology solutions firm that advises and assists government
organizations on issues of national and global significance. With 120 employees and growing, her company
is dedicated to Continuing to Serve and regularly devotes their time to making a difference in
the community and supporting Veterans and Wounded Warriors. Eager to help her fellow service members,
Dawn has served on the Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) Board of Directors since 2007. She is
respected for her leadership and unwavering dedication to support Wounded Warriors, and in 2011 her
peers elected her as the President of the WWP Board of Directors. In addition to her work with WWP, Dawn
served on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Committee for OIF/OEF Soldiers and families which focused on
improving VA policies and care for veterans who were severely injured in combat and is actively serving
on the Secretary of Labor’s Advisory Committee for Veterans Employer Training and Employer
Outreach and the Department of Veteran Affairs Readjustment Committee. Dawn also participates as a
member of the Advisory Board for Humana Military Health Systems, ThanksUSA and Paradox Sports. Recently,
Dawn received the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Greater Washington Award, 2012
Aspen Institute Scholar Award, and the 2012 Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Corporate
Citizenship Award.

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